Whose Line Is It Anyway? (UK)/Archie Hahn, Josie Lawrence, Paul Merton, John Sessions

Archie Hahn, Josie Lawrence, Paul Merton, John Sessions
1x01
Airdate	September 23, 1988
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Whose Line Is It Anyway? (UK) — Season One

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Archie Hahn, Josie Lawrence, Paul Merton, John Sessions is the first episode of the first season of Whose Line Is It Anyway? (UK), and the first episode overall.

Guest Stars: Archie Hahn (Himself)

Performers

• Archie Hahn - Winner
• Josie Lawrence
• Paul Merton
• John Sessions

Games

• Authors - Story Title: Through the Garden Gate
  • Archie - Stephen King
  • Josie - Louisa M. Alcott
  • Paul - 'Janet and John'
  • John - Charles Dickens

• Sound Effects - Scene: Getting Dressed
  • Paul - Actor
  • Archie - Sound Effects

• Song Styles - Subject: Telephone
  • Josie - Style: Sondheim

• World's Worst - Person to audition as an ITV newscaster

• Props
  • Archie & Josie - Stethoscope-like object
  • Paul & John - Round gray foam object

• Party Quirks
  • Paul - Host
  • Josie - Agony Aunt
  • Archie - Werewolf
  • John - Theatre Director

• Credits
  • Archie - American Sports Commentator

Quotes

• Clive: Hello, and welcome to Whose Line Is It Anyway?, which is an improvisation programme, as you will discover if you don't improvise yourself too quickly with the "off" knob on your television set.

• Clive: [gathering the players' authors for Authors] Josie?
  Josie: Louisa M. Alcott. For those who don't know, she wrote Little Women, Little Men, and Little Wives.
  Clive: Yes, and little else.

• Clive: [during Party Quirks, presses buzzer instead of doorbell]
  Paul: Excuse me, there's somebody at the microwave.

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